Security alert email for recovery of my gmail account but there are no recent activity?

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Security alert email for recovery of my gmail account but there are no recent activity?

Gracie 0

Hello,

Yesterday, I have received a number of emails from Microsoft regarding the security of one of my Gmail accounts, I have since changed the password to this account and added it to my authenticator app which I thought would be the end of it but today I received the following email:

We think that someone else might have accessed the Microsoft account cl*****. When this happens, we require you to verify your identity with a security challenge and then change your password the next time you sign in.
We think that someone else might have accessed the Microsoft account cl*****. When this happens, we require you to verify your identity with a security challenge and then change your password the next time you sign in.
If someone else has access to your account, they have your password and might be trying to access your personal information or send junk email.
If you haven't already recovered your account, we can help you do it now.

But when I go to check the recent sign ins on this Gmail account or my Hotmail account I am given no suspicious log ins and my authenticator app says everything is fine.

What do I do this is situation? Am I okay to leave it as is or do I have to do something more? Google and reddit suggest its a scam whilst others have asked similar in this Q&A and it was legitimate.

Please help.

Thank you.

Bg 0 Reputation points

2026-01-15T09:31:51.7466667+00:00

Hi,

On Monday January 13th, I have received the exact same message on my Gmail address, regarding an "alert about unusual activity" to an account "bb*****" with no domain name, and a connection from the Philippines. I have checked my various Microsoft accounts; 2FA are enabled, and there are no suspicious connections...

However, I don't know this "bb*****" account, or at least I don't remember creating it. I only found a trace of this account in my Gmail from 2019.

And today (16/01) I received a second message from Microsoft, saying the following: "We think that someone else might have accessed the Microsoft account "bb*****".

Is there a bug at Microsoft or what? Could this account without a domain name be linked to a Skype, Teams, or Windows account? I can't find a solution, and I can't contact Microsoft support. When I try to recover a Microsoft account with my Gmail address, it offers me four accounts I recognize and this mysterious "bb*****" account whose full name and origin I don't know. So it's impossible to check if it's been compromised and delete it.

Thank for help.

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Bg 0 Reputation points

2026-01-15T09:31:51.7466667+00:00

Hi,

On Monday January 13th, I have received the exact same message on my Gmail address, regarding an "alert about unusual activity" to an account "bb*****" with no domain name, and a connection from the Philippines. I have checked my various Microsoft accounts; 2FA are enabled, and there are no suspicious connections...

However, I don't know this "bb*****" account, or at least I don't remember creating it. I only found a trace of this account in my Gmail from 2019.

And today (16/01) I received a second message from Microsoft, saying the following: "We think that someone else might have accessed the Microsoft account "bb*****".

Is there a bug at Microsoft or what? Could this account without a domain name be linked to a Skype, Teams, or Windows account? I can't find a solution, and I can't contact Microsoft support. When I try to recover a Microsoft account with my Gmail address, it offers me four accounts I recognize and this mysterious "bb*****" account whose full name and origin I don't know. So it's impossible to check if it's been compromised and delete it.

Thank for help.